Starting with Little, Nearby Things I really like the idea of writing about things that you can physically see near you. I want to work with high schoolers and I know that not all of them may be motivated to write. Asking them to think about abstract ideas may cause students to be discouraged in trying to find a topic to write about. But I believe that if they have to write about something they can physically see in the classroom, it may make the writing process easier to start. It will also require students to think more creatively about random items they are to write about, say, a whiteboard eraser or a chair . They will learn how to write about things that may or may not have a significant value to them. This activity will challenge they to learn more about a certain object they have seen and known for years. I believe this will also encourage them to write more outside the classroom, because they can apply these same skills anywhere. Writing into the Fact That the Pr...